Serum level of TSGF, CA242 and CA19-9 in pancreatic cancer

Table 1 Laboratory parameters of the 3 tumor markers in pancreatic cancer group, pancreatitis group and normal group (mean ± SD, × 10³U/L)

Group	No. of cases	TSGF	CA242	CA19-9
Critical value		>71	>20	>37
Pancreatic cancer	96	80.7 ± 7.6b	90.2 ± 10.9b	643.5 ± 203.6b
Pancreatitis	52	61.4 ± 6.7	21.1 ± 10.5	30.9 ± 5.9
Normal
22-59 yr	113	54.3 ± 5.1	17.5 ± 8.3	14.5 ± 5.0
60-68 yr	87	56.6 ± 5.8	19.2 ± 9.6	17.2 ± 5.9

^bP < 0.01 vs normal group.